Note Duration

• Jan 11, 2021 - 14:52

Hi there,

I have a situation where I want a note to extend 1/8 longer than a whole note. It seems to me it should be possible but I'm a relative newbie at writing scores. I couldn't find an answer to this in the handbook which is not surprising as it is a hard question to formulate. Please have a look at my screen shot for further clarification. It shows where I want the note to finish and basically eliminate an 1/8 note rest. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.


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In reply to by petemac1

No it wouldn't.

What you have currently notated is: dotted 1/2 + 1/4 followed by a 1/8th rest
dotted 1/2 = 3/4, thus leading to 3/4 + 1/4 + the 1/8th rest
making that last 1/4th a dotted one would then result in: dotted 1/2 + dotted 1/4 or 3/4 + 3/8 or as 6/8 + 3/8 or thus as 8/8 + 1/8 or thus a whole + 1/8.

But if you find dotted notation too hard to follow, then change that rest into a note and tie into it from the previous note. Same duration, equivalent notation.

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